Sunday, April 27, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Ultras attack Radio Kashmir complex
* 3 militants, 2 jawans die
* Bid on minister’s life
Srinagar, April 26
At least five persons, including three suspected militants and two security forces personnel, were killed and five others were injured in a suicide attack on Radio Kashmir complex here today.

Security forces personnel stand near the damaged gate and security post of Radio Kashmir after an explosion in Srinagar on Saturday.
— Reuters photo
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Security forces personnel stand near the damaged gate and security post of Radio Kashmir after an explosion in Srinagar on Saturday.

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Zaafaraniya, April 26
Twelve Iraqi civilians were killed and many wounded in a series of huge blasts at an arms dump on the outskirts of Baghdad today. The main hospital in the district where the dump exploded said 12 persons were killed and 40 injured. The US Central Command said at least six persons were killed.

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Petrol, diesel prices slashed
New Delhi, April 26
For the second time this month, state-owned oil firms today slashed the prices of petrol and diesel by Re 1 per litre, in tune with the global softening of crude prices. The new prices would be effective from midnight tonight.

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200 Dalits forced to leave village
New Delhi, April 26
After Dulina, it is the turn of Harsoula Dalits to face the ire of dominant Jat community, who have allegedly forced the depressed section of society to leave the village following differences over the Ravidas Jayanti celebrations.

Satta expose: probe extended to senior cops
Ludhiana, April 26
The role of certain senior police officers in the police-pay off video disclosure will also be probed by the vigilance wing of the Police Department. The department has already ordered a vigilance probe into the role of junior police personnel shown in the videofilm.

Ludhiana page: Cops’ remand extended

A-I suspends 12 pilots
Mumbai, April 26
Taking a tough stand, the government today decided to place under suspension 12 Air India (A-I) pilots after the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) refused to withdraw the directive for operating in SARS-affected areas.
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DGP seeks probe report from SSP
Amritsar, April 26
The Punjab Police Chief M.S. Bhullar has sought a complete report from the SSP here on the CBSE PMT paper leak scam for submitting it to the CBSE chief Mr Ashok Ganguly.

CBSE SCAM
PMT favours the affluent
Chandigarh, April 26
Tomorrow when 2,47,743 students take the entrance test for admission to medical colleges against 2200 seats reserved for the CBSE candidates, no one will know as to how many of the meritorious students will get knocked out by a deep-rooted network of “touts and agents” who offer “seats for cash.” This time the test will be conducted at 432 centres simultaneously.




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